Barkhamsted Elementary School

Barkhamsted Elementary School is a small elementary school in Connecticut, located in Barkhamsted. In all, 205 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. It has 46% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut (about 378).

For district matters, Barkhamsted Elementary School falls under Barkhamsted School District.

Barkhamsted Elementary School is 90% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Barkhamsted Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Based on 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Barkhamsted Elementary School has a ratio of 11.3:1. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 1.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 24%. The 37% average for public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region is 13 points higher.

For Northwest Hills Planning Region, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $93,551 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Barkhamsted Elementary School, Northwest Hills Planning Region has 50 public schools.

Barkhamsted Elementary School's nearest public school is New Hartford Elementary School (about 2.6 miles). In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Barkhamsted Elementary School.

NCES assigns Barkhamsted Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

The school's student count rose 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.2:1 to 11.3:1.

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